fn:sort-by

Sorts a supplied sequence, based on the value of a number of sort keys supplied as functions.

sort-by($input as item()*, $keys as record(key? as (fn(item()) as xs:anyAtomicType*)?, collation? as xs:string?, order? as enum('ascending', 'descending')?)*) ➔ item()*

Arguments
	$input	item()*	The input sequence
	$keys	record(key? as (fn(item()) as xs:anyAtomicType)?, collation? as xs:string?, order? as enum('ascending', 'descending')?)	The sort key definitions
Result		item()*

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 4.0, XSLT 4.0, and XQuery 4.0. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.